The pathology of the ulnar nerve in acromegaly

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-373

  Tagliafico, Alberto ^a   Resmini, Eugenia ^a   Nizzo, Raffaella ^a   Derchi, Lorenzo E ^a   Minuto, Francesco ^a   Giusti, Massimo ^a   Martinoli, Carlo ^a   Ferone, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; FEMALE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; ULNAR NERVE; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 54049124601     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-08-0327     Document Type: Article

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